acquiescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiescence to Atticus’s instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:She nodded in quiet acquiescence.
His acquiescence to their demands surprised everyone.
in acquiescence with
sign of acquiescence
reluctant acquiescence
- (countable, uncountable) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acquiescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (53)
de stillschweigende Hinnahme (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · id akuisens (silent or passive assent) · it perenzione (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · fr péremption (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · eo malprotesto (silent or passive assent) · nl stilzwijgende instemming (silent or passive assent) · pl przyzwolenie (silent or passive assent) · ru молчали́вое согла́сие (silent or passive assent) · fr acquiescement (silent or passive assent) · de Unterwerfung (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · de Beistimmung (silent or passive assent) · es consentimiento (silent or passive assent) · pt aquiescência (silent or passive assent) · hu belenyugvás (silent or passive assent) · sh попуштање (silent or passive assent) · de stillschweigende Einwilligung (silent or passive assent) · fr consentement (silent or passive assent) · fi myöntyminen (silent or passive assent) · sv eftergivenhet (silent or passive assent) · sh prìstanak (silent or passive assent) · es perención (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · de Ergebung (silent or passive assent) · pl potulność (silent or passive assent) · hu beletörődés (silent or passive assent) · ja 黙認 (silent or passive assent) · nl rechtsverwerking (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · it acquiescenza (silent or passive assent) · fi suostuminen (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · de Hinnahme (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · sv medgivande (silent or passive assent) · sh прѝстанак (silent or passive assent) · ca aquiescència (silent or passive assent) · es aquiescencia (silent or passive assent) · de Einverständnis (silent or passive assent) · ca consentiment (silent or passive assent) · de Inkaufnahme (silent or passive assent) · de Verwirkung (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · el συγκατάθεση (silent or passive assent) · hu beleegyezés (silent or passive assent) · de stillschweigende Billigung (silent or passive assent) · de Zustimmung (silent or passive assent) · sh popuštanje (silent or passive assent) · pt perempção (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) · de Duldung (silent or passive assent) · de stillschweigende Zustimmung (silent or passive assent) · de Fügung (silent or passive assent) · el συναίνεση (silent or passive assent) · ota اذن (silent or passive assent) · de Akquieszenz (silent or passive assent) · de Einwilligung (silent or passive assent) · fi suostumus (silent or passive assent) · sv underkastelse (silent or passive assent) · he הַסְכָּמָה שֶׁבִּשְׁתִיקָה (silent or passive assent)